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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Opportunities and Challenges in Computational Geophysics</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">March 30-31, 2009 on the Caltech Campus, Pasadena CA</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This workshop will consider the state of the art in computational geophysics through invited talks, posters and discussion. Participants in all areas of our science are expected, including experts in computational science and in geophysics. We also plan to obtain broad community input on the future of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the CIG initiative. Young investigators are strongly encouraged to participate. Financial support is available for participants.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Workshop Organizing Committee:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Magali Billen (UC Davis): <a href="mailto:billen@geology.ucdavis.edu">billen@geology.ucdavis.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Andy Freed (Purdue): <a href="mailto:freed@purdue.edu">freed@purdue.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mike Gurnis (Caltech): <a href="mailto:gurnis@caltech.edu">gurnis@caltech.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Garrett Ito (Hawaii): <a href="mailto:gito@hawaii.edu">gito@hawaii.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">You are strongly encourage to send your input on the organization of the workshop to the committee (e.g., discussion topics, invited speakers) by Monday, February 16, 2009.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Details will be continuously updated at <a href="http://geodynamics.org/cig/upcoming/future-of-cig-meeting/">http://geodynamics.org/cig/upcoming/future-of-cig-meeting/</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Register using this form: <a href="http://geodynamics.org/cig/upcoming/future-of-cig-meeting-reg09">http://geodynamics.org/cig/upcoming/future-of-cig-meeting-reg09</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Accommodations are available at the Courtyard Marriott, 180 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103, phone: 626-403-7600.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The room rate is $159 a night, with check in on March 29 (Sunday), and check out March 31 (Tuesday). There are a few rooms available if you need to stay over Tuesday night due to travel problems.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hotel reservation cut-off date is currently February 20, but there may be an extension to March 1.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Sue Kientz</div><div>---------------------------</div><div>Technical Writer/Web Manager</div><div>Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG)</div><div> <a href="http://www.geodynamics.org">http://www.geodynamics.org</a>/</div><div><a href="mailto:sue@geodynamics.org">sue@geodynamics.org</a></div><div>ofc: (626) 395-1694</div><div>cell: (626) 616-1955</div><div>skype: suekientz</div><div> ~Metaphors Be With You~</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span> </div><br></body></html>